The insiders of these shopkeepers are also accustomed to looking at people's eyes, and Mrs. Wu's shopkeeper changed her face when she saw Yuan Jia, and she was busy doing peacemakers: "Don't be angry, the third lady is playful for a while, they are all children, play and make trouble, everyone will not take it seriously." ”

Seeing Yuan Jia's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, Yuan Xi couldn't help but sneer in her heart, she has become the eldest sister at this time? But Yuan Xi still stood up slowly: "I don't understand what the eldest sister said, how could I have teased the fourth sister?"

Yuan Jia grabbed Bai unrelentingly and said, "Didn't you give this quilt face to the fourth sister?"

Yuan Xi pretended to look like he was in a state of panic, helped Yuan Jie on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the fourth sister asked me to borrow the fabric for tailoring clothes? Didn't the house send the materials for the clothes to the rooms a long time ago? Why did I borrow it? I thought it was winter, and the fourth sister wanted to make a good quilt for the bed, so she came to borrow the fabric." ”

Yuan Yue smiled and pulled Yuan Jie: "Fourth sister, let's go and change my clothes with the second sister,"

Yuan Jie shook off her hand suddenly, causing the red jade beads that fell from Yuan Yue's hair to tremble a few times. Yuan Jia glimpsed, his face twitched, and he subconsciously helped his hair. The pearl-inlaid golden phoenix was compared to Yuanyue's hairpin, and Wei Yuanjia had never suffered such a loss!

Yuan Jia was overjoyed, and asked in a strange voice: "Second sister, is this hairpin your thing?"

As soon as Yuan Jia asked, everyone turned their eyes to Yuan Yue, and Yuan Yue's face turned crimson, and he was speechless for a while. Yuan Jie raised her voice: "Second sister, it turns out that this is not your thing?"

Yuan Yue was choked by Yuan Jie and panicked: "This is three ......"

"Three months ago, my second sister and I bought one in the treasure shop in Dongcheng, one big and one small, the big one of the second sister, and I have a small one. Yuan Xi stepped forward with a smile to relieve the siege: "Eldest sister, if you like it, I will give you the small one? ”

Wei Yuanjia knew that she wanted to distinguish between high and low, so she glanced at Yuanxi fiercely, and said with a smile: "No need, I have been wearing this pearl-inlaid one for a long time, and I have some feelings, so I don't want to change it." ”

The curtain of the door suddenly lifted a corner, and it was Wei Dongshu who entered the door with a small servant, bowed to the old lady and said, "Mother, the clan elder is going to play over there, please go over with the wives." As soon as he turned around, he saw Yuan Jie wearing a quilt, Wei Dongshu's face suddenly turned blue, he pointed at Yuan Jie and shouted, "What are you wearing?"

Yuan Jie was reprimanded by her father, her body trembled, and she consciously lowered her head and didn't dare to speak. Wei Dongshu lowered his voice and scolded: "You ignorant brute, don't you hurry up?!"

Wei Yuanjia naturally would not let go of any opportunity to perform in front of his father, Wen Ran hugged Yuan Jie and said, "Fourth sister, change clothes with the eldest sister." ”

Enough of this scene, the ladies and ladies of the shopkeeper followed the old lady to the stage. You Shi saw Yuan Jia leading Yuan Jie out, and he also left the table with excuses. Before entering the door of the wing, he heard Yuan Jie's sobbing, You Shi lifted the door curtain, Yuan Jie stopped crying and got up to greet him. You Shi took off his handkerchief and wiped it on Yuan Jie's face, and reprimanded him with hatred: "You kid, you don't have a heart when you're so old, and you're being played around by the third child." ”

You Shi said, Yuan Jie cried even louder, You Shi hurriedly covered her mouth and said: "Don't cry, do you want everyone in that room to hear?

Yuan Jie sat down angrily: "I'm not going, I'm losing people anyway, and I don't have the face to see people." ”

Yuan Jia wiped her tears for her and said: "This third sister is too much, relying on her being a concubine and seeing more of the world, she bullies people like this." Grandmother was eccentric and did not discipline her at all. ”

As she was talking, Mother Zhao had already entered the door with a change of clothes, You Shi received it in her hand, and said to Yuan Jie: "Good boy, this is a new dress made by your eldest sister, and it hasn't been put on yet, you try it to see if it's suitable." ”

When Yuan Jie heard that it was Yuan Jia's thing, she stood up crying and put on her clothes. The clothes are a little longer, but the style is good-looking, Yuan Jie likes it in her heart, so she burst into tears and smiled: "It's still my aunt and eldest sister who are good to me, unlike them, who are stingy." ”

Seeing her say this, You Shi echoed: "No, if you need anything in the future, just tell your eldest sister, and your eldest sister's things are idle." The two sisters are polite. ”

Yuan Jie smoothed the folds on her clothes, remembered Yuan Yue, pursed her lips again, and muttered: "Even if you are a sister, you may not be as good as an eldest sister." ”

"Auntie, eldest lady, there has been a message from the master, telling the fourth lady to go back first, and there is no need to watch the play. The little girl who passed the word also felt that the atmosphere was depressing, and after speaking, she consciously hid out.

"It's okay, I'm not uncommon anyway. Yuan Jie's faint tone could not hide her embarrassment, You Shi and Yuan Jia glanced at each other and instructed Zhao's mother: "You send the fourth lady back, and then send some food to play." ”

Yuan Jie grabbed You Shi's hand and shook her head: "Auntie, no need, I'll just go back by myself." ”

You didn't say anything more. took Yuanjia and Zhao's mother to the table. Sending You away, Yuan Jie caught a glimpse of the timid maid Ju Xiang beside her, and she was angry, so she pinched a few handfuls on Ju Xiang's arm and pinched out a few bruises, Ju Xiang didn't dare to speak, and secretly rubbed her arm.

"You go back first, I want to walk alone. Yuan Jie sat down angrily.

Ju Xiang didn't say anything more, with such a master, he was either beaten or scolded all day long, no matter how hard he worked, he couldn't get any better. Ju Xiang rubbed her sore arm and left the room without thinking about it.

"You, dead girl, really dead-eyed!" Yuan Jie looked at Ju Xiang's back and cursed viciously. Everyone in the house went to watch the play, and there were only a few maids and maids left, and they were all busy with their feet not touching the ground. Only Yuan Jie wandered alone in the garden, like a lonely ghost.

From time to time, there are gongs and drums and people's cheers in the direction of the theater.

This theater building has only been renovated this year, and it is full of people, the eldest young master Cheng Yong has just recovered from a serious illness, and he can't joke with the second young master Cheng Zhen and them, so he can only sit next to the old lady and talk to a few sisters. Ling'er hurriedly squeezed over and whispered a few words in Yuan Xi's ear, Yuan Xi stood up and squeezed into a secluded place behind the crowd. Cheng Yong saw it, and he also hid out under the pretext of excuses.

"Third sister, why don't you watch the show?" Cheng Yong put his hands behind his back, his illness had improved a lot, but his face was still a little pale.

Yuan Xi blinked and smiled wryly: "The fish has already taken the bait." ”

"Really, then I'll tell Yongzi to go to the lotus pond. Cheng Yong was overjoyed: "This time, I have to scare her soul and not possess her body, and see if she dares to help You harm people." ”

Cheng Yong made a look, and Yongzi took advantage of the unpreparedness and quietly slipped out of the theater. Yuan Xi smiled: "Let's go back to watch the play, so as not to make people suspicious." ”

Seeing that they had been out for so long, the old lady put her arms around Yuan Xi and said, "What are you doing? Cheng Yong looked at Yuanxi and said with a smile: "Next year is my grandmother's 60th birthday, and I discussed with my third sister what kind of birthday gift is new to give my grandmother." ”

The old lady tightened her eyes and said with a smile: "You two little monkey cubs will please me." I don't want any birthday gifts, so that I can see the peace and security of your younger generation, and I will be satisfied to see our family prosper. ”

There was a beautiful somersault on the stage, which drew a lot of applause. A small guy hurriedly squeezed over from the crowd, and said something in Wei Dongshu's ear, Wei Dongshu was excited, and the person had already stood up, and he sat down again after a while. The old lady was surprised for a while, and hurriedly asked someone to inquire, and after a while, she learned that the fourth lady, Yuan Jie, committed suicide by throwing herself into the lotus pond and was rescued.

The old lady was so frightened that she almost fainted, and hurriedly ordered someone to get a cane and visit Yuan Jie in person. Yuan Xi hugged the old lady * and stroked: "Grandmother, the shopkeepers of all the rooms are here at this time, the fourth sister has made a fool of herself today, and you are going to leave the table again, isn't this a matter of the whole world preaching that the fourth sister has thrown herself into the lake? I think it is better for me and my eldest brother to go and see it first." ”

Yuan Jie has been rescued, spit out the water in her stomach, wrapped in the quilt and cried. Juxiang knelt on the ground, her face already red and swollen, apparently caused by the continuous slapping.

"How is the fourth sister, but what are the damages?" Cheng Yong stopped the doctor and asked.

The doctor shook his head and said slowly: "Fourth Miss is fine, but she is a little frightened, and she will be fine if she drinks some soothing decoction." ”

Yuan Xi sat on the edge of Yuan Jie's bed and deliberately reprimanded: "Fourth sister, why are you so stupid, even if your father reprimands you a few words, you shouldn't do this to yourself?"

Yuan Jie was still angry about the piece of satin, and pushed Yuan Xi to the ground: "Who wants you to pretend to be a good person?!"

Cheng Yong hurriedly helped her up, while reprimanding Yuan Jie: "Yuan Jie! You are too disrespectful! Scare your father and grandmother without saying anything, and push the third sister to the ground! Apologize to the third sister immediately!"

"Who told her to break my satin and make me ugly! I hate her, I hate her to death!" Yuan Jie pounced on Yuan Xi to hit Yuan Xi, but was stopped by Cheng Yong, Cheng Yong's own body was still a little weak, and he was a little unable to support Yuan Jie's trouble.

"Yuan Jie, the eldest brother's illness has just improved, are you still angry with him like this?" Yuan Xi hurriedly supported Cheng Yong, and reprimanded Yuan Jie: "I see that you are in good spirits, and you don't need us to care." Okay, let's all go, leave you here alone! Ju Xiang, you also go, go and rub some medicine on your face. ”

"Fourth sister, what's wrong?" Wei Yuanjia's voice floated from the window, and he really didn't see him, but he heard his voice first.

Wei Yuanjia gave a hasty salute to Cheng Yong, and gently supported Yuan Jie. When Yuan Jie saw that it was Yuan Jia coming, she cried out, and Yuan Jia hurriedly held her in her arms to comfort her. Yuan Jie seemed to be really frightened, crying and trembling: "Eldest sister, there are ghosts in the lotus pond, there are really ghosts, it dragged me down, eldest sister, save me, I'm going to be entangled by ghosts!"